Our Hands Can Community Stories: November 2014 – Thankful

Gratitude. Every November (and October in Canada), we all pay a little
more attention to what we are thankful for. It makes you feel better to realize
those small moments of quiet joy. In November, the Show Us Your Hands! Picture
Project asked the inflammatory arthritis community “What are you thankful for?”
We got lots of wonderful submissions.

Tia Maria showed us an impressive bruise, saying “I'm thankful for this bruised hand because it signifies finally getting
my Remicade infusion and hopefully feeling this flare slip away soon.” Thank
you so much for sharing your wonderful perspective with us!

Several people in the community are thankful
for their pets. Among them were Trisha and her “cuddle buddy, Chuck … He loves
me so much.” We all agree that he has a wonderful face! Jill was thankful for
her cat, who in the true (and kind of endearing) spirit of all cats, turned its
head just when the camera went off.

Christina submitted her photo on Twitter, saying she was “feeling thankful this weekend cooking with arthritis.”
We don’t know what you were cooking, Christina, but it looks good!

Can someone please do a drumroll? It’s time
to announce our winner! Congratulations to Ruby for this great photo. Her
caption was “When I was struggling to get a diagnosis in the early days one of
the things I stopped being able to do was play video games. Specifically guitar
on guitar hero and drums on rock band. I’m so thankful that 7 years after my
symptoms started I'm playing a little guitar hero here & there.”

Do
you want to be part of the Picture Project in December? Our theme is The Holidays. Take a photo of your
hands doing something related to how you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah,
Kwanzaa, Festivus, or anything else, then post it on the Show Us Your Hands! Facebook page or on Twitter and tag
your post with @showusyourhands. Submit as many photos as you’d like.